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  Matt Brown February 27, 2011 at 9:53am

  i am a nokia man i have a nokia n86 8mp, i didnt want a touch screen muddy fingers and shiny screens dont mix. ive dropped mine on tarmac, concrete, wood with no damage at all, on friday i took it out my pocket and ive managed to crack the plastic cover over the screen, the screen itself is still fine thankfully its insured
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  Neil Bishop February 27, 2011 at 10:04am

  I've got an iPhone 3GS and to get a better battery life I turn off all push notifications and location searches in apps. Seems to have done the trick. 
  
  To protect it I've got an OtterBox Defender case. Double layer protection and screen protector keeps my phone all lovely and shiny inside!
  
  http://www.otterbox.com/apple-iphone-cases/apple-iphone-cases,defau...
  
  I got mine from Amazon for about £25. They do them for blackberrys and other phones aswell 
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  David Strong February 27, 2011 at 12:21pm

  I've got a Motorola defy, Heres a link all about the phone (hope it works)

   http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/review/2010/12/16/Motor...

   

  I've had it 3 months now and am yet to scratch the "Gorilla glass" It's been covered in soil on numerous occasions and fell out the van once, normally by this stage my new phone looks about twelve month old, I really do like the defy the only negative I have is that I have to charge it every other night unlike my old samsung that would last 4 days no bother,

   

  Other than that I've had no problems with it 
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  Graeme @ BGS February 27, 2011 at 12:51pm

  Blackberry BOLD was brilliant but recently changed to the new Torch - a slider phone with touch screen.  Think this will be a bad move as you hear the dirt and grass grinding when you open it up!
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  Donny Bryan February 27, 2011 at 4:21pm

  Until I got my JCB phone I went through a mobile about every 4 months on average. Just don't stand up to the stresses of a landscaper. I'm not going down smart phone route - know mine would be knackered in weeks! JCB screen scratched but otherwise pretty much indestructable.
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  David Strong February 27, 2011 at 4:47pm

  you won't regret it (he says with his fingers crossed!)
  
  Adrian Hackett said:

  I've heard good things about the Motorola Defy, and I'll be getting one when my contract renews this Summer
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  Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care February 27, 2011 at 8:17pm

  I fancy a Samsung Solid B2710 when my old phone finally dies:

   

  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-B2710-Makalu-Water-Mobile/dp/B0042O...

   

  Although it's only got a 2" screen, it's reasonably cheap and has a few gadgets on it.
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  Ian Parkes February 27, 2011 at 8:24pm

  every mobile i have gets scratched to bits lol
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  Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt February 27, 2011 at 9:15pm

  The iPhone is most definitely the one to go for. We all had the sMe concerns with converting to smartphones, but the benefits are just too many.
  
  I have the 3GS, although you would get the 4 if you were getting it now. It has a glass screen so it is very durable, doesn't need silly screen covers etc. I don't have any cover or case on mine and, sure it doesn't shine like it's new but operates like new certainly. Well, almost. Few bumps and scrapes.
  
  I have dropped on every surface and to be honest don't even worry when dropping like I did other phones before; it is very strongly built and I would even say built for the sort of abuse we give them. 
  
  Don't look past iPhone, you won't regret.
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  Ian Rochead February 27, 2011 at 9:21pm

  I recently brought the samsung B2710 due to my old nokia 514 died0 which I had since 2004. I've had the samsung about 4 weeks and so far for a basic phone, wouldn't call it a smart phone, its performed quite well. Its very user friendly and only took a short time to get used to the interface after being used to using a nokia for so long. To be honest it all depends on what you want to use your phone for. I thought about getting the Motorola Defty but to be honest all I want from my phone is to make calls send texts and maybe check email and be tough and so far it has failed that already dropped it in the bath and of course it was fine. The two main things i like about it is that the torch operations from a button on the side regardless if the phone is on or off but do watch out as it can turn on if you lean on the button accidently and waste battery power and also the fact it has big buttons compared to normal so no need to take gloves off to answer the phone.  My only problem is that somehow i've scratched the screen which is annoying but isn't to much of a problem. Another problem is that whilst sending a text it can sometimes freeze and then after a couple of minute restart but after turning the 3G off it hasn't happend for a week. 

   

  Watch some of the you tube videos of the phone in action, Like a Sonim can take a lot of punishment and for half the price of the new JCB tough phone pro and most sonims.

   

  Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care said:

  I fancy a Samsung Solid B2710 when my old phone finally dies:

   

  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-B2710-Makalu-Water-Mobile/dp/B0042O...

   

  Although it's only got a 2" screen, it's reasonably cheap and has a few gadgets on it.